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Pt Education
Outcomes
Interventions
Definitions
Nursing Dx
100
Decreasing CD4 count trend, increasing viral load, current HIV symptoms, emotional preparedness......
What to consider as when to begin HAART?
100
Patient will be free from any signs and symptoms of infection
What is a goal for Risk for Infection?
100
Create a med schedule that fits patient's daily routine, ie morning meds before toothbrushing & evening meds by the TV
What is an intervention to address med compliance?
100
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
What is HAART?
100
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements related to GI disturbance
What is an appropriate Nursing Diagnosis for your patient who is losing weight after starting HAART?
200
Know what time to take your pills each day and what to do if you skip a dose. It is important to maintain drug levels in your blood.
What is understanding my prescription?
200
Patient's weight will be within 5# of pre-treatment weight
What is a desirable outcome for Imbalanced Nutrition?
200

Monitor hepatic and renal lab results

What is an intervention to prevent HAART toxicity?

200
Protease Inhibitor
What is PI?
200
Risk for infection related to immunosuppressive status
What is a Nursing Diagnosis that addresses your concern about your patient's ability to contract illnesses?
300

Prolong and improve quality of life, restore & maintain immune function, reduce viral load, reduce resistance, prevent HIV transmission.

What are the therapeutic effects/expected outcomes of HIV treatment?

300
Patient experiences minimal adverse effects from HAART, knows when and what to report to provider,and takes measures to minimize the severity of such effects.
What is an outcome related to adverse effects?
300
Encourage food and fluid intake.
What is an intervention to support nutritional status?
300
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
What is NRTI?
300

Knowledge deficit related to lack of information about HAART regimen and consequences of non-compliance

What is Nursing Diagnosis for your patient who hasn't a clue about the medications he is taking?

400
Staying informed and following-up with health appointments, labs, and prescription refills may be the key to "living positive" with HIV
What is the most crucial way I can stay healthy with HIV?
400
Patient will be free from injury associated with a fall during therapy course.
What is the intended outcome in regards to patient safety?
400
Emphasize proper hygeine, including hand washing & oral care
What is an intervention that supports the patients overall state of health?
400
Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
What is NNRTI?
400
Risk for falls due to the adverse effects of HAART
What is a Nursing Diagnosis for your patient that suffers from muscle wasting?
500
Combination regimens are usually preferable and often consist of 2 NRTIs + 1 NNRTI, PI, or INI which may be combined into one pill or several separate pills taken at the same time.
What is the best HAART regimen to start with?
500
Patient states the rationale of adhering to medication schedule and the potential consequences of non-compliance such as drug resistance
What is an outcome associated with regimen compliance?
500
Medi-sets, cell phone alarm functions, & support groups.
What are methods to support regimen compliance?
500
Less than 50 copies of viral RNA per mL of blood; a primary goal of HAART
What is an undetectable viral load?
500
At risk for non-compliance related to HAART regimen
What is a Nursing Diagnosis suitable for your patient that has a difficult time remembering to re-fill her prescriptions?